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Community photo entitled IC410, the Tadpole nebula by Steven Bellavia on 01/04/2025 at Smithfield, VA

IC410, the Tadpole nebula

On 01/04/2025 11:30 pm by Steven Bellavia| Smithfield, VA

IC410, the Tadpole Nebula, is a region of ionized hydrogen gas spanning over 100 lightyears across that's formed by the stellar winds of the open star cluster, NGC 1893, embedded within. It is 12,400 light years away, located in the constellation Auriga.

Telescope: TSO-115mm Triplet f/7 refractor with TSO 1.0X flattener, 800mm focal length
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MM Pro, cooled to -10C
Antlia Edge 4.5nm H-alpha and OIII filters
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro using EQMOD software

37x300 seconds each of Ha and OIII data processed in PixInsight and Canon Digital Photo Professional